Boys' name · since 2014

Eelijah

Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Eelijah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,567 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

Eelijah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 2014.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eelijah has been recorded 12 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2016.

  • #32,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eelijah ranks #32,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#32,567 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eelijah's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eelijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eelijah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eelijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20142016 7

Eelijah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Eelijah's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Eelijah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eelijah?
Since 2014, Social Security records show 12 babies named Eelijah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,567 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 7 births.
Where does Eelijah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eelijah ranks #32,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eelijah most popular?
Eelijah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Eelijah been used?
Eelijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 3 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Eelijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eelis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eelijah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eelijah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.